Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-02-10
FATHER M'GRANE BURIED
IMPOSING sERgIoEs AT THE PRO-
CATBEDRAL.



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Thc Clergy We'll aeepreseiited-t.Arge
Crowds "a tho Obss qnies-sh sd
dress of Ei hop Cyrtls.
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Indeuendept OF the nubroken procession
passing I'm at the doorway of st. Peter : Pro-
Cathedral there was little at the hour OF
O'Clock, Thursday morning, 10 Indicate tne
moilrnful cersmUnies Hbout to commence
within the church. Tho simplest form Of
drapery depended along the Interior Poreh
OF tbe building, which, with the occasional
tollinR OF the bell, were the sole indications
of what was about to tsanspire Among
those passing in were numbers OF people OF
other denominations, Several OF tne
Protestant clergy were noticed interspersed
among the audience. Inside the building,
usbers In uniform, quickly took charge OF
visitors, conducting them with some difii-
entity 10 wherever settings could be OBJ
tained In the already crowded structure.
A solemn stiffness impressed the audience
which sat silently awaiting fhe commence
ment of the ceremonies. In front OF the
altar rails the coffin bearing the remains OF
the deceased dignitary rested upon ped,
eatai franed In black, The body was clad
IN the ofticial vestments OF the viear-gen-
eral, the hands clasping the golden chaliee.
Around the remains eight tall candeiabra
stood, and two uniforIned knights OF 81.
guards Of honor. The galleries were Allied
with the orphan chsdea OF the diffareak
GafIialfo schools, OF the st. James Protectory
for boys and others. The deep blue dress
Of some so or 90 girls formed noticeable
color contrast In the general picture.
| In the silence, broken only W tne solemn
| monotony OF the funeral knell the 'ati edral
| officials led by the Right Reverend Alfred
A, Curtis. bishop OF the diocese, celebrant
/ and tine Rev, j. A. Lyons, rector OF St.
Peters. master of ceremonies, the Rev. M.
| X. Fallon, assistant priest, the Rev. ". Dol
| lard and the Rev. Peter Donaghy, do'scons
| Of honor, the Rev. G. j. Kelly, deacon OF
| the mass all clad in the usual es'ments
commenced the preliminary service OF the
| office Of the Dead. The altar candclabra
| and chandeliers which were already Ill
were draped In black as was also the rere-
dos as usual when the requiem is celebrated
In the front pews sat number OF nuns
and Sisters Of Charity and near to them
were.the eight pail bearers, John j.. smith
| William BoWe, Herman Lange, Charles Kyle
James H. Haridns. Daniel McCusker, Il: D
Doherty and Daniel Kilroy. Inside the
sanctuary rails were large number OIL tnt
clergy Of the diocese and others, come tc
take part In the ceremonies.
In addition to those already mentionee
were seen the Rev. George A. Bradford, St
Patrfck's: the Rev. f. j !. Rebman, st. Paufs
GastibiI Gorbinian and Father Alexander
Sacred Heart; Rev. E. Brady, New Castle
Father Birmingham, Dover; Rev. ID. J
FLYNN, Galena; Rev. William Scott, Ones
tertoWn; Rev. Il. McMenamin, Easton
Father Glraub, Bohemia Manor, Md. Rev
]. Barry, Port Deposit Rev. Hugh Lane
st. Theresa, Philadelphia; Rev. DR.. kiefan
at. pattick's, Philadelphia: Rev. Thoma
Mullen, st. Anne's, Port Richmond, and th'
Rev. Father McGlynn, st. Michael's, Chester
al the conclusion OF the office and as tn
bell for the mass tolled the officiating
clergy retired and leappeared In their VEST
ments. The bishop was approached ..
priests and acolyfes, whose duties were =
attire the prelate in his vestments for tn
Renuiem Mass. Almost tmpereepttbly tn
solemn tones Of Ohnewald's Requiem stol
, , with exquisite sweetness through tn
church, the whole audience bowed alon
with the officiating clergy to the stlrrln
poured In inspiring strength froII
The choir loft 1t was difficult I
realize aught else but the wonderfr
solemnity OF the occasion. The impressto
| was only increased as the successive poi
tions of the beautiful service followed, tn
ear and eye continually entranced ny plalI
tive and mournful feelings. The Excelsl
and Benedictus weIe most feelingly give
. and the beautiful hymn, "Rest ior IN
Weary" by Mr.. Rhoads, was remar kabi
l
5 At the conclusion of the requiem mas
Bishop Curtis stepped in front OF the alta
I rails, and said in part: A certain ancieI
y Greek poet spoke not only for himself, b.
s for all pagans when he said "Whon IL
i gods love die young" The next world WI
q so far away from them, was 80 much ~ col
Il lecture, existence after death was 30 impe
2 sonal, so much OF speculation ana I'll
y certainty that it is NO wonder that the
: . writings indicated tnextitcable woe IT
n no wonder that they taught that the lopge
life was the greatest misfortune. III
l. speaker then continued In contrasting u
life OF the deeeased, which has come
% such a ripe Christian termination "foundt
% in iustiet." II s grand thing to be oil
p The older priests have claims upon OF
y sympathy and attention that the young
's can never have, We do not know ou
q selves truly until we are tried. A youI
. man may be tried by adverstty and o
q scurity, but not by prosperity, by health b
% not by sickness. We cannot tell In regG
y to virtue until these tests are experienc,
a by the young, but we can tell all these OF Il
~ old men they are safe. l would rather Z
er thousand times have the blessing Of an o
r man, for they compass all the virtues Of
" past life living in God. The speaker tn
70 Illustrated his point by citing the examI
NJ of the large fee demanded by the eXpe
enced lawyer whose few words OF advi
contrast so unequally with the large amou
he eharges-but the advice Is fully VOL
what's paid .Thespeaker then reverted to
ID blameless, holy life OF the deceased, as
was bameless in his life he was priest-li
:, in his death. We bear him In triumph
AZ his everlasting Joy as q eonqueror retnl
u u ing to his home from foreign lands. NJ
Oh ., he rest In peace till our Lord shall con
~ But, he has something better thau
~, ~, human sympathy can offer. He has pass
~ havnyd fha uanna nf human andanVOr. "a
"a has looked him In the eye. We mt
~ through God, pay the debt which our grf
t ho tude recognizes. Blameless in our ey
ne ae ali, children, God found folly In his o
~ ~ angels. The deceased still needs our pray
,tS to God. Then, let us pray that our d
Oh friend may pass more quickly and safely
al glory.
sn oA lution was celebrated, when the bishop,t
~ ing q last look at the deceased, pas
~ oi down the aisle ont OF the cathedral.
"a After the immense crowd had review
NV nv the remains of the deceased, the casket '
,i5 locked and conveyed to the hearse by
,u i,u priests. The pavement outside and arot
~, ,,,t the building was blocked by large Gro
ii iu1 of people, mostly women, who pushed I
~ crowded to got a better view. Cl
y; y; Dougherty and squad of policemen X
vee a clear passage way.
'no was headed by Grand Marshal D. 2. Has
,or with his aid, August Biermann. Then
Lal lal lowed st. Peters Beneficial Society, c,
',,S manded by Thomas Reynolds, Shi'
'na Library Association, commanded by Frau
~ Pbalen and ST.. Benedim's Beneficial Soc
,ne 'n Of the Sacred Heart Church, comman
III III by August Biermann.
w A long train ot carriages containing r
"a "a tives, friends, INNS and Sisters Of Chal
ne,u ,,,r followed. The procession moved SLOWLY
gar st1it and ny,t tna Iattsp street 10 Jack,
Vel Vel The societies here broke line,. and the
xer N mainder Of the fuperAl cOrtege eontin
vi III to the New Cathedral cemetery, where
III body was inferred.
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